Wet duck....
Not minding our wet weather....
Mergansers....
A flock of common merganser ducks enjoying the ice free water.....
More mergansers....
Elk Reserve....
Upstream or bust.....
Back at ya....
I guess we are done here....
Fall flight....
fall arrives at the lake....
Square heron......
Just because I can....
Our national bird...
Standing tall......
Young fawn
making postcards for sale locally....
Pinpoint landing......
Postcards
Red Fox
A red fox along the side of the highway..... pretty rare, and I was lucky to get this shot.
Heron fishing....
Coyote in eastern Oregon.....
I find them fascinating from a photographic perspective........
Black and white challenge......
some entries in the black and white contest that I entered
Green Heron
eagle action
Full Frame shot....
Vernonia lake.....
Eyes see you.....
Looking for dinner........
Catfish Hunter....
I just like the way the catfish is happily staring at the camera in this shot.
Catfish Hunter.......
got a great series tonight of this heron as it speared a catfish. Lucky for me - sadly unlucky for the fish. it is the way of the wild.
Elk near Jewell, Oregon
Chilling.......
Fish for dinner
This little guy is carrying a two foot long steelhead across the path into the brush to eat it....I am not sure what this animal is. I only got a quick look at it.
Where is mom?
Hiding in the rush inches away from momma.....
American Kestrel
It is the smallest falcon in the world......
Front Porch visitor
They look sweet and innocent - but they can actually be quite vicious.
A fawn in our yard....
A fawn in our yard watching me carefully......
Homeless squirrel.....
The tree this guy lives in blew down in December......he seems to be a bit lost.
Elk Herd
Some folks actually hunt and kill these fine animals.....I prefer shooting with a lens.
Elk crossing
Elk grazing near Jewell, Oregon
Watching the River
A bald eagle along the Columbia River...
Lunch time
A merganser duck having some kind of junk from the bottom of the pond....
Mom's Home!
Mom returns from hunting for fish.......
Bald eagle hunting.....
Winter Blues.....
A pair of deer walked through our yard this afternoon.....
Blending in.....
A deer quietly eating blackberry leaves in the brush behind the lake...
